In search of shelter: Mapping the effects of climate change on human migration and displacement

Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Thu, 2011-10-27 07:32
Author(s):
Warner K; Ehrhart C; de Sherbinin A; Adamo S; Chai-Onn T
Year:
2009
Summary:

The report explores how environmental shocks and stresses, especially those related to climate change, can push people to leave their homes in search of “greener pastures” or just to survive. In order to make informed decisions, policymakers and development actors need a better understanding of the linkages between environmental change, displacement and migration.

Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change

Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Thu, 2011-10-27 07:10
Author(s):
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Year:
2009
Summary:

The study looks at natural disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change. It has two aims: firstly, to provide an estimate of forced displacement related to disasters in 2008, specifically climate-related disasters; and secondly, to propose a methodology that could be applied to monitor disaster-related displacement on an ongoing basis.